The proposed plan concerns a new development with a mixed-use program, comprising offices and amenities located in the urban layer and green recreational spaces integrated into the building. Two towers will house (rental) apartments for a wide target group (young and elderly households) who would like to live in a dynamic and vital environment in the heart of the city, surrounded by greenery, close to public transportation modes and with access to a wide range and high quality of modern amenities. One of the important highlights of the envisaged development is addition of a semi-public atrium at the core (heart) of the building, which will be situated at the intersection of the new (to be created) pedestrian pathways connecting the new development with the Central Station on the one side, and the historical part of the city and the Koekamp on the other side. High-quality amenities will be situated on the ground floor in the atrium and available for residents, office users and the public. The atrium will be a pleasant place to stay with a lot of attention for greenery, good quality air, lighting and a healthy and clean environment. The green courtyard will be connected to the garden of the Hoftoren and will will also be an asset to the city.

Ambitions of the Municipality of The Hague

In December 2018, the Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved the Development Area Agenda ‘Policy Campus Central’ in which the Bellevue site was designated for re-development. PATRIZIA (investor and developer), in consultation with the other owners of the Bellevue site (Staedion, Downtown Developers and PATRIZIA), has taken the initiative to conduct studies for the integral re-development of the site in close consultation with the municipality of The Hague. The plans have been prepared taking into account the key policy documents of the municipality of The Hague, among others, The Hague Mobility Agenda, the Housing Agenda and the High-Rise Buildings Design Guidelines of The Hague Haagse Hoogbouw ‘Eyeline & Skyline’. The “Policy Campus Central” development agenda offers opportunities for densification around the Central Station. The integral development of the Bellevue site fits in well with the ambition of the municipality of The Hague to increase housing supply in the fast-growing city and to stimulate economic growth and development of the Central Innovation District (CID). The Bellevue site will be a prominent high-rise location and thereby will become a connecting node between the modern and the historic parts of the city, connecting The Hague Central Station to the shopping and recreational area. A new-build project will be realized on the Bellevue site, consisting of a mixed-use development program catering to a wide resident and office occupier group, offering high quality amenities, services and meeting places in the urban layer. Sustainability and greenery will be integrated in the design of the project, such as green roofs and facades. In preparation of sketch design, the existing urban environment has been taken into account as well as light and shadow, wind, traffic studies have been conducted. The position of main sight corridors of the city has been respected in relation to the positioning of the buildings and their connectivity with the existing buildings.